2010 Duke Blue Devils football team

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2010 Duke Blue Devils football

Conference| Atlantic Coast Conference
Division| Coastal Division
Record| 3–9 (1–7 ACC)
Head coach|

* David Cutcliffe (3rd season)

Offensive coordinator| Kurt Roper (3rd season)
Offensive scheme| Multiple
Defensive coordinator| Jim Knowles (1st season)
Base defense| Multiple
MVP| Sean Renfree
Captain| Abraham Kromah, Bryan Morgan, Chris Rwabukamba
Home stadium| Wallace Wade Stadium

Seasons

<- 2009

2011 ->

2010 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings

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Team |  | W |  | L |  |  |  |  | W |  | L |
Atlantic Division
No. 17 Florida State x  |  | 6  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 10  | - | 4  |
No. 23 Maryland |  | 5  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 9  | - | 4  |
No. 25 NC State |  | 5  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 9  | - | 4  |
Boston College |  | 4  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 6  |
Clemson |  | 4  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 7  |
Wake Forest |  | 1  | - | 7  |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 9  |
Coastal Division
No. 16 Virginia Tech x$  |  | 8  | - | 0  |  |  |  |  | 11  | - | 3  |
Miami (FL) |  | 5  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 6  |
Georgia Tech |  | 4  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 7  |
North Carolina |  | 4  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 5  |
Duke |  | 1  | - | 7  |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 9  |
Virginia |  | 1  | - | 7  |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 8  |
Championship: Virginia Tech 44, Florida State 33

* $ - BCS representative as conference champion
* x - Division champion/co-champions

Rankings from AP Poll

The 2010 Duke Blue Devils football team represented Duke University in the 2010 NCAA Division I FBS football season as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) in the Coastal Division. The Blue Devils were led by third-year head coach David Cutcliffe and played their home games at Wallace Wade Stadium. Duke finished the season 3–9 overall and 1–7 in ACC play.

## Schedule[edit]

Date| Time| Opponent| Site| TV| Result| Attendance

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September 4| 7:00 pm| No. 7 (FCS) Elon*|

* Wallace Wade Stadium
* Durham, NC

| ESPN3| W 41–27| 33,941
September 11| 12:00 pm| at Wake Forest|

* BB&T Field
* Winston-Salem, NC (rivalry)

| ACCN| L 48–54| 31,673
September 18| 3:30 pm| No. 1 Alabama*|

* Wallace Wade Stadium
* Durham, NC

| ABC| L 13–62| 39,042
September 25| 3:00 pm| Army*|

* Wallace Wade Stadium
* Durham, NC

| ESPN3| L 21–35| 27,289
October 2| 6:00 pm| at Maryland|

* Byrd Stadium
* College Park, MD

| ESPN3| L 16–21| 39,106
October 16| 1:00 pm| Miami (FL)|

* Wallace Wade Stadium
* Durham, NC

| ESPN3| L 13–28| 25,911
October 23| 12:00 pm| at No. 23 Virginia Tech|

* Lane Stadium
* Blacksburg, VA

| ACCN| L 7–44| 66,233
October 30| 3:30 pm| at Navy*|

* Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
* Annapolis, MD

| CBSCS| W 34–31| 34,117
November 6| 12:00 pm| Virginia|

* Wallace Wade Stadium
* Durham, NC

| ESPN3| W 55–48| 22,741
November 13| 12:00 pm| Boston College|

* Wallace Wade Stadium
* Durham, NC

| ESPN3| L 16–21| 21,420
November 20| 1:30 pm| at Georgia Tech|

* Bobby Dodd Stadium
* Atlanta, GA

| ESPN3| L 20–30| 42,110
November 27| 3:30 pm| North Carolina|

* Wallace Wade Stadium
* Durham, NC (Victory Bell)

| ESPNU| L 19–24| 30,904

* *Non-conference game
* Homecoming
* Rankings from Coaches Poll released prior to the game
* All times are in Eastern time

## Personnel[edit]

### Coaching staff[edit]

### Roster[edit]

## Game summaries[edit]

### Elon[edit]

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Phoenix  | 3  | 10  | 0  | 14 | 27
Blue Devils | 14  | 13  | 0  | 14 | 41

See also: 2010 Elon Phoenix football team

### At Wake Forest[edit]

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Blue Devils  | 14  | 21  | 3  | 10 | 48
Demon Deacons | 7  | 28  | 6  | 13 | 54

See also: 2010 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team and Tobacco Road rivalry

### No. 1 Alabama[edit]

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No. 1 Crimson Tide | 28  | 17  | 10  | 7 | 62
Blue Devils  | 3  | 10  | 0  | 0 | 13

See also: 2010 Alabama Crimson Tide football team

### Army[edit]

| 1  | 2  | 3  | 4 | Total

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Black Knights | 14  | 7  | 14  | 0 | 35
Blue Devils  | 7  | 0  | 0  | 14 | 21

See also: 2010 Army Black Knights football team

### At Maryland[edit]

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Blue Devils  | 3  | 6  | 0  | 7 | 16
Terrapins | 0  | 7  | 7  | 7 | 21

See also: 2010 Maryland Terrapins football team

### Miami (FL)[edit]

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Hurricanes | 0  | 14  | 14  | 0 | 28
Blue Devils  | 3  | 0  | 7  | 3 | 13

See also: 2010 Miami Hurricanes football team

### At No. 23 Virginia Tech[edit]

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Blue Devils  | 0  | 0  | 7  | 0 | 7
No. 23 Hokies | 14  | 13  | 17  | 0 | 44

See also: 2010 Virginia Tech Hokies football team

### At Navy[edit]

| 1  | 2  | 3  | 4 | Total

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Blue Devils | 3  | 21  | 7  | 3 | 34
Midshipmen  | 0  | 0  | 7  | 24 | 31

See also: 2010 Navy Midshipmen football team

### Virginia[edit]

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Cavaliers  | 7  | 14  | 7  | 20 | 48
Blue Devils | 21  | 3  | 10  | 21 | 55

See also: 2010 Virginia Cavaliers football team

### Boston College[edit]

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Eagles | 0  | 7  | 14  | 0 | 21
Blue Devils  | 3  | 3  | 3  | 7 | 16

See also: 2010 Boston College Eagles football team

### At Georgia Tech[edit]

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Blue Devils | 3  | 10  | 0  | 7 | 20
Yellow Jackets  | 3  | 3  | 17  | 7 | 30

See also: 2010 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team

### North Carolina[edit]

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Tar Heels | 7  | 3  | 7  | 7 | 24
Blue Devils  | 7  | 0  | 3  | 9 | 19

See also: 2010 North Carolina Tar Heels football team and Victory Bell (Duke–North Carolina)

## References[edit]

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Duke Blue Devils football

Venues|

* Hanes Field (c. 1913–1928)
* Wallace Wade Stadium (1929–present)

Bowls & rivalries|

* Bowl games
* North Carolina: Victory Bell

Culture & lore|

* History
* Blue Devil
* "Fight! Blue Devils, Fight!"
* Blue and White (Duke fight song)
* Marching band

People|

* Head coaches
* NFL draftees
* Statistical leaders

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